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“This isn’t progressive; it’s divisive."
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That hasn’t aged well and perhaps ACC should chat to the Medical Council about recovering some of its costs.
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Sunshine Through the Interstices
It is all the usual left-wing echo chamber. Broke lefty media people and loser socialist politicians are trying to pimp the poor.
Bar Threatens to Cancel a Music Gig
The pricing breaches New Zealand’s Human Rights Act 1993.
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The hungry ghosts of our ancestors have a plan for us. And they are smarter than you can possibly appreciate.
All of Us Are Equal
The challenge now is for the silent majority to stand up and display their support for proper equality in NZ.
Poor Leadership and Bad Advice
More than just a shortage of money is negatively affecting children in benefit-dependent homes. If poor children in working households have better outcomes, then increasing parental employment would be a better strategy than increasing benefits.
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It’s Ok When Brown People Do It?
It seems it is OK to be racist, when you are targeting white people.